2026-04-16T20:51:33.388Z / 路透社
作者：拉杰什·库马尔·辛格
2026年4月16日 晚上8:51 UTC 更新于2小时前
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- 内容摘要
- 涉事企业
- 美国联邦航空管理局将奥黑尔机场航班上限设为每日2708架次，遏制美联航与美航的运力竞赛
- 美国航空支持该航班上限，称其可维护竞争公平性与运营可靠性
- 航班限额以2025年航班时刻表为基准；超额航班每架次最高罚款7.5万美元
芝加哥，4月16日（路透社）—— 美国联邦航空管理局周四对芝加哥奥黑尔机场的夏季航班实施容量限制，介入美国联合航空与美国航空之间不断升级的航司纷争。此前两家航司激增的航班时刻表计划险些让该机场不堪重负。
该机构将在5月17日至10月24日期间，将奥黑尔机场每日起降航班总量限制在2708架次，迫使航司缩减运营计划，将航班规模维持在去年的水平附近，以避免再次出现大面积航班延误。
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此举为美国两家最大航司在该国最重要枢纽之一展开的运力竞赛划定了监管红线，凸显了基础设施有限的机场的增长瓶颈。
遏制竞争
美国联邦航空管理局表示，奥黑尔机场的航班超量问题反映出机场两大航司之间的竞争性排班动态，并拒绝了以2026年夏季最新航班时刻表作为基准的提议，称此举可能会鼓励航司提交不切实际的排班计划，以提升自身谈判筹码。
联合航空与美国航空都在芝加哥扩大运营规模，争夺该国最重要枢纽之一的市场份额。
美国联邦航空管理局称，尽管机场仍受施工及其他因素制约，但2026年夏季高峰日的公布航班时刻表已攀升至每日3080架次以上，较去年同期增长近15%。
去年夏季的运营状况凸显了风险。由于拥堵和施工影响，仅有约56%的出港航班和58%的进港航班准点运行。
航班延误迫使政府介入
监管机构不愿看到航司再次突破运营上限，因此提前采取干预措施，设定他们认为可防止延误进一步恶化的航班限额。
“如果您预订了机票，我们希望您和您的家人能够确定，您的航班不会遭遇无休止的延误和取消，”美国运输部长肖恩·达菲说道。
联合航空表示正在审查该命令，并将在审查完成后公布后续行动方案。
美国航空表示支持该举措，称此举是在繁忙夏季维持“合理竞争”的同时，最大限度减少运营中断的一种方式。该航司称，已根据美国联邦航空管理局的计划获得足够的航班额度，以维持奥黑尔机场枢纽的高效运营并实现战略目标，并补充称，航班限额将有助于提升运营可靠性，减少旅客面临的延误问题。
航班削减额度将根据航司2025年夏季的获批时刻表进行分配，遏制近期新增的扩张计划，并限制航司通过临时新增航班抢占市场份额的能力。
此次限制措施是与机场施工相关的临时举措，将于夏季旅游季结束时失效。
违反航班限额的航司每架次超额航班将面临最高7.5万美元的罚款。
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FAA clamps down on airline turf war at Chicago O’Hare with summer flight cap
2026-04-16T20:51:33.388Z / Reuters
By Rajesh Kumar Singh
April 16, 2026 8:51 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
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- Summary
- Companies
- FAA caps O’Hare flights at 2,708 daily, checking United–American capacity race
- American Airlines backs cap, says it preserves competition and reliability
- Limits based on 2025 schedules; penalties up to $75,000 per excess flight
CHICAGO, April 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday capped summer flights at Chicago O’Hare, stepping into an escalating battle between United Airlines and American Airlines after a surge in schedules threatened to overwhelm the airport.
The agency will limit O’Hare to 2,708 arrivals and departures a day from May 17 through October 24, forcing carriers to scale back plans and effectively holding operations near last year’s levels to avoid a repeat of widespread delays.
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The move draws a regulatory line under a capacity race between the two carriers at one of the country’s most important hubs, underscoring the limits of growth at airports facing infrastructure constraints.
COMPETITION CHECKED
The FAA said O’Hare’s overscheduling reflected competitive scheduling dynamics between the airport’s two largest carriers and rejected calls to use newer summer 2026 schedules as the baseline, saying that could encourage airlines to file unrealistic schedules to improve their negotiating posture.
United and American have both been expanding in Chicago, as they compete for market share at one of the country’s most important hubs.
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Published schedules for peak summer 2026 days had climbed above 3,080 daily operations — nearly 15% higher than a year earlier — even as construction and other constraints persist, the FAA said.
Last summer’s performance showed the risks. Only about 56% of departures and 58% of arrivals operated on time as congestion and construction slowed traffic.
DELAYS FORCE INTERVENTION
Rather than allow airlines to test those limits again, regulators intervened early, setting a cap they said would prevent delays from worsening.
“If you book a ticket, we want you and your family to have the certainty that you’ll fly without endless delays and cancellations,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
United said it was reviewing the order and would outline next steps once that review is complete.
American said it supports the move, calling it a way to preserve “sensible competition” while minimizing disruptions during the busy summer season. The carrier said it had secured enough flights under the FAA’s plan to run a successful hub at O’Hare and meet its strategic goals, adding the limits would help improve reliability and reduce delays for travelers.
The reductions will be allocated based on airlines’ approved summer 2025 schedules, curbing more recent growth plans and limiting the ability of carriers to gain share through last-minute additions.
The restrictions are intended as a temporary measure tied to construction and are set to expire at the end of the summer travel season.
Airlines that breach the cap could face penalties of up to $75,000 per flight.
Reporting by Rajesh Kumar Singh in Chicago; Editing by Nick Zieminski
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